Northwestern Elementary School
John Williams Ave
Albion PA, 16401, Erie County
Phone: 814-756-9400
Ranking: 
(1,351 out of 2,311, bottom 42%)*
(1,351 out of 2,311, bottom 42%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Northwestern School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 29 | 29 | 30 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 410 | 394 | 402 | 420 | 407 | 412 | 448 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 73 | 17.8% | 65 | 16.5% | 68 | 16.9% | 65 | 15.5% | 65 | 16.0% | 63 | 15.3% | 66 | 14.7% |
| Grade 1: | 67 | 16.3% | 68 | 17.3% | 65 | 16.2% | 68 | 16.2% | 62 | 15.2% | 63 | 15.3% | 75 | 16.7% |
| Grade 2: | 67 | 16.3% | 60 | 15.2% | 63 | 15.7% | 67 | 16.0% | 62 | 15.2% | 71 | 17.2% | 72 | 16.1% |
| Grade 3: | 62 | 15.1% | 67 | 17.0% | 66 | 16.4% | 63 | 15.0% | 74 | 18.2% | 70 | 17.0% | 69 | 15.4% |
| Grade 4: | 71 | 17.3% | 70 | 17.8% | 63 | 15.7% | 81 | 19.3% | 76 | 18.7% | 67 | 16.3% | 76 | 17.0% |
| Grade 5: | 70 | 17.1% | 64 | 16.2% | 77 | 19.2% | 76 | 18.1% | 68 | 16.7% | 78 | 18.9% | 90 | 20.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 202 | 49.3% | 191 | 48.5% | 195 | 48.5% | 213 | 50.7% | 187 | 45.9% | 195 | 47.3% | 216 | 48.2% |
| Female: | 208 | 50.7% | 203 | 51.5% | 207 | 51.5% | 207 | 49.3% | 205 | 50.4% | 206 | 50.0% | 228 | 50.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 5 | 1.1% |
| White: | 396 | 96.6% | 375 | 95.2% | 384 | 95.5% | 398 | 94.8% | 391 | 96.1% | 403 | 97.8% | 438 | 97.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 10 | 2.4% | 12 | 3.0% | 12 | 3.0% | 13 | 3.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 218 | 53.2% | 203 | 51.5% | 203 | 50.5% | 216 | 51.4% | 174 | 42.8% | 170 | 41.3% | 163 | 36.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 28 | 6.8% | 30 | 7.6% | 28 | 7.0% | 15 | 3.6% | 31 | 7.6% | 33 | 8.0% | 27 | 6.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.91 | 13.37 | 13.36 | 11.97 | 11.80 | 12.00 | 13.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 81% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 87% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 83.5% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 85.9% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 90.7% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 85.7% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 81.8% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 79.3% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 68% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 67% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 78% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 83.2% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 77.1% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 68.1% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 80.9% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 72.7% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 67.5% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 77.6% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 77.7% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 78.5% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 86.3% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 78.7% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 81.1% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 59.5% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 69.6% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 70.4% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 79.5% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 71.2% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 59% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 70.9% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 86.8% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 96.3% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 85.6% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 80.3% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80.4% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 56.9% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 60.3% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 78.1% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 64.6% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 77.5% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 85.2% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 86.7% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 88.9% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 92.3% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 93.8% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 54.6% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 57.9% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 63.7% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 56.4% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 62.8% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 62.2% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 67% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 71.5% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 71.2% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 68.1% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.5% | 41% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 54.8% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.8% | 46.4% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 58.1% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 74% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 76.9% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 72.9% | 64.2% |
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* Northwestern Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.